McCluskey Surname

32,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McCluskey Surname Definition:

MACCLUSKY, Macluskie, Maclusky, MacCloskey, Macluskey: An Irish name found in Galloway and Glasgow. It. Mac (Bh)loscaidh, son of Bloscadh, a personal name among the O'Kanes (Woulfe).

McCluskey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8861:40,7905,012
England3,0211:18,4442,632
Australia2,1011:12,8491,856
Scotland2,0961:2,554475
Canada1,1571:31,8464,139
Northern Ireland8191:2,253470
Ireland7571:6,221954
New Zealand1271:35,6566,115
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Wales471:65,8415,810
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
France241:2,767,613196,808
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China41:341,830,39216,990
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Isle of Man31:28,6073,614
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland9091:4,873820
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3081:12,1531,465
England2631:92,6829,552
Isle of Man71:7,753762
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2921:38,8694,595

McCluskey (18) may also be a first name.

McCluskey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCLUSKY, Macluskie, Maclusky, MacCloskey, Macluskey: An Irish name found in Galloway and Glasgow. It. Mac (Bh)loscaidh, son of Bloscadh, a personal name among the O'Kanes (Woulfe).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Irish) The son of Bloscadh.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McCluskey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McCluskey Come From? nationality or country of origin

McCluskey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McCluskey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 32,673rd most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 447,693 people. The last name McCluskey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of McCluskey reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name globally It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 8,886 people, or 1 in 40,790. In The United States McCluskey is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States McCluskey exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

McCluskey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCluskey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McCluskey surname increased 688 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 681 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 17 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 4,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCluskey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McCluskey last name is predominantly Catholic (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States McCluskey are 7.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount McCluskey earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.92% more than the national average, earning R 299,232 per year; in United States they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $44,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.46% more than the national average, earning $51,401 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCluskey9573/
McClusky941,944/
McCluske9428/
McCloskey8917,894/
McClaskey891,953/
MacLuskey8934/
Macclusky895/
Mocluskey892/
McLusky88147/
MacCloskey8495/
MacCluskie8413/
Mackluskey846/
McClosky82749/
McClasky82104/
Maclusky8254/
McKlusky8239/
MacLuskie7878/
MacLaskey7866/
Macloskey7843/
MacLutsky7818/
MacClosky783/
McLosky7529/
MacLosky7127/
MacLuski712/
MacLoskie6733/
MacKlosky6714/
Maklosky591/
Moklosky590/
Makloskie560/

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